“…From the ice of the Arctic fringe, through to the desert landscapes of North Africa, by way of South America's high mountains and Southeast Asia's urban sprawl, Amongst the Ruins charts the rise and fall of places and communities around the world, the fascinating characters associated with them, and the important events that punctuate their history. …”

“…As German bombs fall over London in 1940, working-class parents Millie and Reginald Thompson make an impossible choice: they decide to send their eleven-year-old daughter, Beatrix, to America. There, she'll live with another family for the duration of the war, where they hope she'll stay safe. …”

“…Looking at writing from South America, southern Africa, Australia and New Zealand and as far down as Antarctica, this collection brings together writers and scholars in the oceanic humanities, postcolonial, Global South and polar studies, and presents works on human, animal and plant life captured in words, music, performance, visual arts and photography"--…”

“…This new book, by a leading international expert on the topic, brings together the cumulative knowledge acquired and the latest research findings in the area, with a global perspective especially covering research in Europe, North America, Australasia, and Asia. It will appeal to those taking academic courses in psychology, social work, educational psychology, child clinical psychology and psychiatry, and teacher training, but it will also be of interest to parents and teachers too. …”

“…"Estudio novedoso sobre el conjunto de la emigración española a la República de Paraguay, sustentado en fuentes primarias e historias de vida, con interesantes series poblacionales, que viene a colmatar un importante espacio carencial sobre los estudios de la diáspora de españoles hacia América. En efecto, otras áreas geográficas de Iberoamérica han sido notablemente mejor estudiadas que Paraguay que no ha atraído, precisamente, el interés de los investigadores. …”

“…A testament to hope, resillience, and the strength of the human spirit to survive adversity, The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American Dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation -- Sobrecubierta…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The menace of school shootings in America : panic and overresponse / James Alan Fox and Emma E. …”

“…This monograph documents all of the built work by Morphosis, a Los Angeles-based firm headed by Thom Mayne and one of the most influential American architecture firms in practice since the 1980s. …”

“…Government ministers took exploratory trips to America to learn about everything from fast food hamburgers to men’s suits in Macy’s. …”

“…"Acclaimed for his visionary short-story collections The Push Man and Other Stories, Abandon the Old in Tokyo, and Good-Bye--originally created nearly forty years ago, but just as resonant now as ever--the legendary Japanese cartoonist Yoshihiro Tatsumi has come to be recognized in North America as a precursor of today's graphic novel movement. …”

“…Se matizan las causas que, históricamente, han motivado la gestación del mito, distinguiendo entre el conjunto de opiniones negativas vertidas sobre España en función de su labor en América y del carácter de gran potencia durante el siglo XVI y parte del XVII, y las que inciden específicamente en la valoracion de la política, la cultura o el carácter de gran potencia durante el siglo XVI y parte de XVII, y las que inciden específicamente en la valoración de la política, la cultura o el carácter españoles…”